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The Box at 50

By 1973, Melbourne-based Crawford Productions was at its peak, with long-running police dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police and a new series, Ryan, all in production. But television drama was going through a generational change in the 1970s — police and crime shows were falling towards the outer while Number 96, launched in 1972, …

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Obituary: Sir Michael Parkinson

Legendary British broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88 after a short illness. The Yorkshire-born journalist made his television debut in the UK in the 1960s, before launching his eponymous interview program Parkinson, which ran on BBC from 1971 until 1982 before being revived in 1998. The show then moved across …

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The 63rd TV Week Logie Awards

Seven Network personality Sonia Kruger has won the Gold Logie at the 63rd annual TV Week Logie Awards, held on Sunday night at The Star, Sydney. The host of Big Brother, The Voice and Dancing With The Stars took the top award ahead of fellow nominees Osher Günsberg, Mark Coles Smith, Julia Morris, Leigh Sales, …

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TV Week Logie Awards: 10 years ago

Offspring star Asher Keddie won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian TV at the 55th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held on 7 April 2013 at Melbourne’s Crown Entertainment Centre. It was Keddie’s third Gold Logie nomination and she also collected a Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress for her role of …

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TV Week Logie Awards: 25 years ago

It was a second Gold Logie in a row for Blue Heelers star Lisa McCune at the 40th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held at Melbourne’s Crown Entertainment Complex on 19 April 1998. She won the award ahead of her fellow nominees — Midday host Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Logies host Daryl Somers, A Current Affair host …

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TV Week Logie Awards: 50 years ago

Quiz show host Tony Barber was awarded the Gold Logie at the 15th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held at the Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, on 16 February 1973 and televised on the Nine Network. Bert Newton again hosted the presentation, with overseas guests Glenn Ford (Cade’s County), Loretta Swit (MASH), Gail Fisher (Mannix) and …

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On This Day — 23 July

23 July 1966: Brian Henderson (Bandstand) and wife Mardi 23 July 1977: Garry McDonald (The Garry McDonald Show) 23 July 1988: Kylie Minogue (Neighbours) 23 July 2005: Alexandra Davies and Christopher Gabardi (All Saints) 23 July 1938: Bert Newton is born in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. He began his career in radio in the …

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TV Week Logie Awards — Nominations

TV Week has announced its nominations for the 63rd TV Week Logie Awards, to be presented at The Star in Sydney on 30 July. The awards make their return to Sydney after 37 years and are broadcast on Seven for the first time since 1995. Sam Pang from The Front Bar and Have You Been …

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Obituary: Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries, the comedian who gave us iconic characters like Dame Edna Everage, has died at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital at the age of 89. He died after suffering complications from a recent hip surgery. Born in Melbourne in 1934, Humphries first appeared at Melbourne University student revues in the mid-1950s. One of his earliest …

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